Nobel Prize In Physics 2019 Awarded to James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz

Nobel Prize In Physics 2019 Awarded to James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz

Nobel Prize In Physics 2019 Awarded to James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz

Nobel Prize in Physics 2019: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 was awarded "for contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and Earth's place in the cosmos" with one half to James Peebles "for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology", the other half jointly to Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz "for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star."

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2019

1. James Peebles
2. Michel Mayor
3. Didier Queloz

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 rewards new understanding of the universe’s structure and history, and the first discovery of a planet orbiting a solar-type star outside our solar system.

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This year’s Laureates have contributed to answering fundamental questions about our existence. What happened in the early infancy of the universe and what happened next? Could there be other planets out there, orbiting other suns?

The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden.

Nobel Prize In Physics 2019 Awarded to James Peebles

James Peebles

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2019

Born: 1935, Winnipeg, Canada

Affiliation at the time of the award: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA

Prize motivation: "for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology."

Prize share: ½

Nobel Prize In Physics 2019 Awarded to Michel Mayor

Michel Mayor

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2019

Born: 1942, Lausanne, Switzerland

Affiliation at the time of the award: University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Prize motivation: "for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star."

Prize share: ¼

Nobel Prize In Physics 2019 Awarded to Didier Queloz

Didier Queloz

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2019

Born: 1966

Affiliation at the time of the award: University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Prize motivation: "for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star."

Prize share: ¼